[1] The European Qualifiers started on 5 April 2024, following the conclusion of the 2023–24 Women's Nations League.

The qualifiers were composed of a league stage and final tournament play-offs.

The European Qualifiers ranking at the end of the league stage determined three main outcomes: For Euro 2025 qualification:[3] Promotion and relegation took place prior to the upcoming 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League[3] but had no effect on qualification for the play-offs for Euro 2025: Qualification for the 2027 Women's World Cup will work in the same way, except that only the group winners of League A will qualify directly.

[4] This involved participation in the qualifying competition for Euro 2025 as well as the preceding 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.

[3] Russia were not permitted to enter the competition due to them being suspended because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[7] The draw for the UEFA Women's European Qualifiers took place in Nyon, Switzerland on 5 March 2024 at 13:00 CET.

[7] For political reasons, Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group as either Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia.

In addition, the teams in League C that previously played in three-team groups in the 2023–24 Women's Nations League (Bulgaria and North Macedonia), were drawn into four-team groups for this competition.